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" The solutions to our problems are and always will be based upon universal, timeless, self-evident principles common to every enduring, prospering society throughout history. "
Stephen Covey
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Principles
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" Stop setting goals. Goals are pure fantasy unless you have a specific plan to achieve them. "
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" The white man made the mistake of letting me read his history books. He made the mistake of teaching me that Patrick Henry was a patriot and George Washington - wasn't nothing non-violent about old Pat or George Washington. "
Malcolm X
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Me
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" There are a whole lot of historical factors that have played a part in our being where we are today, and I think that to even to begin to understand our contemporary issues and contemporary problems, you have to understand a little bit about that history. "
Wilma Mankiller
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" In the long term we can hope that religion will change the nature of man and reduce conflict. But history is not encouraging in this respect. The bloodiest wars in history have been religious wars. "
Richard M. Nixon
Respect
Nature
Change
" Tell the FBI that the kidnappers should pick out a judge that Nixon wants back. "
William O. Douglas
Tell
FBI
Back
" I was an English major at Brown. I never enjoyed history classes. "
Nathaniel Philbrick
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History
Never
" As an immigrant, I appreciate, far more than the average American, the liberties we have in this country. Silence is a big enemy of morality. I don't want our blunders in history to get repeated. "
Gloria Estefan
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Appreciate
" If you want to study the social and political history of modern nations, study hell. "
Thomas Merton
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Political
Hell
" I think what I was after was a unifying story that could bring everything together, that could give me a sense of the whole of history. "
David Christian
Together
Me
Story
" The nation was awakened by that deafening shot. "
Corazon Aquino
History
Awakened
Shot
" If some peoples pretend that history or geography gives them the right to subjugate other races, nations, or peoples, there can be no peace. "
Ludwig von Mises
Right
Geography
History
" The most important in the history of nations and individuals was once the most trivial, and vice versa. The plebeian, who is called today the 'man in the street,' can never see and understand the significance of the hidden seed of things, which in time must develop or die. "
Ameen Rihani
Today
Die
History
" The only thing that interests me is history - reviewing the past and making something out of it. "
Leon Redbone
Past
Something
Out
" All in all, for someone who was immersed in, fascinated by, and dedicated to flight, I was disappointed by the wrinkle in history that had brought me along one generation late. I had missed all the great times and adventures in flight. "
Neil Armstrong
Me
Great
Generation
" Studies have identified a significant 'skills gap' between what students are currently being taught and the skills employers are seeking in today's global economy. Our children must be better prepared than they are now to meet the future challenges of our ever-changing world. "
Stephen Covey
Children
Challenges
Future
" Most of us spend too much time on the last twenty-four hours and too little on the last six thousand years. "
Will Durant
History
Too Much
Years
" Americans are good with to-do lists; just tell us what to do, and we'll do it. Throughout our history, we have proven that. Colonize. Check. Win our independence. Check. Form a union. Check. Expand to the Pacific. Check. Settle the West. Check. Keep the Union together. Check. Industrialize. Check. Fight the Nazis. Check. "
Marianne Williamson
" My favourite finds are often antique pieces with a history. "
Alice Temperley
History
Favourite
Antique
" Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history. We, of this Congress and this administration, will be remembered in spite of ourselves. No personal significance, or insignificance, can spare one or another of us. The fiery trial through which we pass will light us down in honor or dishonor, to the latest generation. "
Abraham Lincoln
Generation
Down
Honor
" The price of diamonds can vary greatly depending on size, cut, color, and other factors, including whether they have a history. But because of the rarity of blue boron diamonds, they often fetch more money than gems of similar quality. "
Sam Kean
Quality
Money
History
" The current state of knowledge is a moment in history, changing just as rapidly as the state of knowledge in the past has ever changed and, in many instances, more rapidly. "
Jean Piaget
Moment
History
Knowledge
" Our forefathers paved the way for us. Let's take their values and their strengths and rededicate ourselves to doing whatever it takes to keep America the greatest country in the history of man. "
Nikki Haley
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Doing
America
" When one side benefits more than the other, that's a win-lose situation. To the winner it might look like success for a while, but in the long run, it breeds resentment and distrust. "
Stephen Covey
Look
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Success
" I think of animals more as spirits that come and go. They enter our lives at a particular time and they leave at a particular time. The whole glorious history of animals with people is about joy and connection. It's about loving this creature and letting this creature love you. "
Jon Katz
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Joy
History
" What is common sense isn't common practice. "
Stephen Covey
Common Sense
Practice
Sense
" The Arc de Triomphe, the Eiffel Tower. They're monumental. They're straight out of Page 52 in your school history book. "
Billy Crystal
Page
History
School
" The megalomaniac differs from the narcissist by the fact that he wishes to be powerful rather than charming, and seeks to be feared rather than loved. To this type belong many lunatics and most of the great men of history. "
Bertrand Russell
Loved
Great
Powerful
" I'm the only person of distinction who has ever had a depression named for him. "
Herbert Hoover
Him
History
Depression
" In history, the millions win; that is democracy. "
Nawal El Saadawi
Millions
Democracy
History
" If you look at history, innovation doesn't come just from giving people incentives; it comes from creating environments where their ideas can connect. "
Steven Johnson
Innovation
Ideas
People